Today's News

Javier Gonzales is leaving the Highlands University Board of Regents after nearly four years to take a seat on the New Mexico State University Board of Regents.

Gonzales, an NMSU graduate, has been chairman of the Highlands regents for much of his time on the board.

Gov. Bill Richardson announced Gonzales’ appointment to New Mexico State on Monday.

Gonzales, who is the Highlands regents’ senior member, has been at the helm during turbulent times at the university.

In 1882, Fred Harvey, the owner of the now-defunct chain of Harvey Houses, dedicated a restaurant at the Montezuma Castle before a crowd of 400 people.

The restaurant has long since closed, the building now being occupied by the United World College.

The Legion Drive project was delayed by a week recently because the contractor didn’t use materials that met state standards, officials said last week.

City Manager Sharon Caballero said the city’s public works department discovered a deficiency in the base course. Because of the problem, she said the contractor couldn’t wet down the surface, which residents have requested to prevent dust problems.

She expects the project to be completed this week.

The report on city parks was damning: Bungee cords holding bleachers together. No trash cans in sight. A makeshift dump.

Last week, a task force assigned to provide recommendations for the city’s parks and recreation center didn’t have much good to say.

The City Council’s reaction: It’s embarrassing.

In the summer, Mayor Tony Marquez appointed a seven-member task force to examine the city’s parks and recreation center.